Handgrip



March 16, 1954 J. A. GRIFFIN HANDGRIP Filed Jan. 2, 1952 fz /25 di Patented Mar. 16, 1954 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE HANDGRIP John A. Griin, Salt Lake City, Utah Application January 2, 1952, Serial No. 264,386

4 Claims.

j This invention relates to a novel handgrip for handles of various type such as golf clubs, baseball bats, tennis rackets, hammers, hatchets and other tools, and has for its primary object to providej a handle grip formed entirely of hard twine or cord and which is more effective than handgrips of rubber, leather and tape since it will keep the hand dry and prevent slippage of the hand relatively tothe handgrip due to moisture caused by perspiration.

Another object of the invention is to provide anv extremely effective handgrip oapableof Vbeingr applied to handles of any cross sectional size and shapeland. which may be made in various lengths to be gripped by one or both hands.

f 'A further object of the invention is to provide a novel hand'grip which cannot become loose, which is incapable of unraveling and which is securely and effectively anchored to the handle.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from. the following description of the drawing, illustrating a presently preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View, partly in section,v showing the handgrip applied to a handie; Y

Figure 2 isla side elevational view of a portion off thehandgrip in an applied position;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of. one end of the handgrip shown in a spread condition to illustrate the construction thereof;v

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a portion of one end of the handgrlp shown on a handle and spread to illustratethe construction thereofand Figure 5 is a' fragmentary plan view of one preferred form ofthe intermediate portion of the handgrip.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the handgrip in its entirety is designated generally 'l and4 isillustrated in Figure 1 applied to a handole A which may constitute a part of a hand tool or of an athletic implement.k In its preferred embodiment as illustrated in the drawings, the handgrip 1V includes an intermediate portionii and, corresponding end portions a. Each end portion 9 is composed of an inner shoulder or abutment section Illv and an outer anchoring sectionV Il.

In the preferred embodiment as illustrated in the drawing, the intermediate section 8 comprises a closely coiled braided'ribbon formed of twine. As illustrated in Figure 5, the braided ribbon I 2 is formed of seven strands I 3 of hard twine which are tightly braided to form a at braided ribbon which ifs then wound in tight convolutions about the handleA. The unbraided ends I4 ofthe ribbon IiV are disposed against thev end convolutions of the gripv portion 8, as illustrated in Figure 2. The grip portion 8 may be cemented to the han--4 die A, if desired, or if preferred the unbraided ends I4 of the strands may be temporarily secured to the handle A to hold the grip portion 8 in a properly applied position until the handgrip is completed. The number of strands I3 forming the flat braided ribbon I2 may Vary and may comprise 3, 5 or 9 strands rather than 7 as illustrated. Likewise, if preferred, the intermediate portion may be formed from a single strand of hard twine wound in tight convolutions about the handle A.

As the end portions 9 are identical, a description of one will suce for both. 'I'he inner shoulder or abutment section IB of each end portion S is composed of two strands I5 and i6 of hard twine which are inter-twisted with one another and wound in tight convolutions about an end of the grip portion 8. The intermediate portions of the strands l5 and I6 are twisted together to form a twisted portion I'I intermediate of the ends of the two strands I5 and I6 and thev portion of the strand ends I5 and I6 which extend from the two ends of the twisted portion Il are inter-wound. or twisted with portions of the opposite ends of said strands to form a plurality of longitudinally and circumferentially spaced twisted portions I8 and I te. The twisted portions IB arev each formed of two strand portions and the twisted portions Ita each include a third strand portion. ends of the strands I5 and It are thus wound about an end of the grip portion 8 in a direction outwardly thereof to form closely coiled convolutions composed of circum-r ferentially spaced twisted portions I8 and Ia. The four ends ld and los are inter-twisted as seen at I il in Figure 3 in groups of two strand ends and wherein the two groups are circum- :Ierentiallyv spaced, only one of which being illustrated in Figure 3. rthe twist I9 may be formed either by the two ends of either the strand I5 orv the strand it or by a strand end Ia and a strand end I'Sa. The strand ends I 5a and la extend outwardly from the terminal twists la longitudinally of the handle A and are securely anchored beneath the anchoring sec-` tion I'I which is complementary to and disposed outwardly' of said shoulder or abutment section It. The anchoring section Il is formed similar- 1y to the abutment section IIJ from two. strands 2li and 2! of hard twine the intermediate portions of which are twisted together at 22. portionV 22 corresponds to the twisted portion I1. However, the anchoring section Il dliiers from `the abutment section Io in that the convolutions extend inwardly of twisted intermediate' the handgrip 'I from the The twisted o portion 22' of the' Strands' which forms a inertl of theyV outer i illustrated in FiguresB and Y terminaloffthestrand 2t vextends[from an end v ofi tied by twisting the strandterrninal2lb,where it ext-t tends from a twisted portion "23 about the other engagementzsandwith thereof are in tion fl tare vc ends of Y Y3Y Y convolution thereof, and the endsof the strands 20 Aand 2l Vfrom ythe ends ofthe intermediatertwisted porl tion .22 are inter-twisted with oneanother to form circumfernetially spacedV twisted portions Ita.'Y` The inner ends of the anadjacent. shoulder-1 section l 0 is efof thetwistslS andV said terminal 2017 is endeifcfffby Abeing"twistedfas seen at 25 with one ofmthelstrand portions leading into the 'terminal twistfgll. Theotherfterminal 2lb is; similarly ffbymeans of` a-terminal twist 26, formed str nd portinrleading to theterminal twist 24.

The outer anchoring sections Il areV drawn up tightly .with theirconvolutions in closely abuttingv the inner convolutions of yfeach anchoringsection VIl inV tight-abutting.engagementjwith theouter convolutions'of` the adiaceei LebV Y viously. beenltightened so that the convolutions closelyfabutting engagement. The terminalsia andkrlta oi ,each abutment-section lili-whichl extend outwardly fromirben'eath the i outerconvolutions of the adjacent-anchoringsecl. t oil attheouter edge of said an*` Y 2,672,342V Y Y :if

- Ywithout departing from the spirit or scope or the invention ashereinafter defined by the append` f ved claims. i n Q p j I claim as my invention Y, 1. An implement handg'rip comprlsing anrelon-V gated intermediate portion and corresponding end portions,` *said intermediatevportion beingj s v icrmedof twineadapted tou be wound' about an Wound convolutions, s

implement handle in closely r eachl of said end portions including an abutment section and ananchoring section, each abutrnentgiV r g section being disposed around an end of thein` f r Vtermediate yportionior anchoring said end of the 'I section being formed .of r r t twine wound in close convolutions outwardlyfto t t lengthsof twine, andthe intermediateportion to the handle and for iorln-V ing an enlargement at the end of the handgrip,

each ofsaid anchoring'sections being disposed Y around the handle beyond the outer end of the adjacent abutment section andk in abutting en* s gagement therewith, said abutment sections and.`

anchoring sectionseach being formed of twine@4 plurality of separate r and each including Y a s t t terminals of the lengtlis` of twine of the abutment sections being anchored Ybeneath theanchoringsections and againstthe,

handle. e i 2. .A handgrip as inclaim 1, each"abutment` war-d an end of the handgrip from'adjacent fsaid tmentvsections AIll, Vwhich have prechoring sectin; I l and the terminals 20 yand 2h15 y are likewise cutoff atfthe inner .edge or convolution of" each anchoring *sectionV l I and` arejheld from untwisting by-the tight abuttingvengagef.

ment cfrA the twists, 25a-and 26V with theadjacent convolution of l the adjacent abutment sec-V Y tieni Il),v wl'iichl Vadditicnally holds the terminals ZDband 2 lb which are likewise cutoff at'terminals i of thetwists 25 andZB. Y

AFrom the foregoing that the handgrip 1 as. thus assemmed wiiibe effectivelyfmaintained in its appliedfpositionV on Y the-.handlenzasillustrated inliigurel.V

` sirelcl` and tumore securely lapply therhandgrip Ii de- `mentedftof the handle portion Aaroundvwhich they are 'applied and the end portions of the intermediatesection B may be cemented likewiseV r onv their outensides Vso that the Vend sections 9" will'be bonded thereto. 5 Y

tothe fact that the` outer part of each anchoring sectionjlll engagesa portionof thejhandle A Whileithe inner part-thereofandftheabutment section |0. is applied over anV end of the intermediate section BJQ, The shoulder or'fabutm'ent sections'lll` thus'forrn enlargements adjacent the t the,i 'nte`r` mediate section Y V8;' which' is [gripped bythe hand, to prevent thehand slipping lengthwisfefon the handgrip-l. V` ouslyg,tlreflengthsof the intermediate section r may vary 4between V; pending upon whether Qit is'jto be gripped by one. :or both hands,

the abutment v sections` l0 deitwill be :readily apparent.

tions including t end of theabutment section iormedbythe inv.4 the two lengthsof twine; l the outer convolution of said abutment section? )being formed by endpporticns of the two lengths t and theterminalsof` said end portions extend-j..` f

end including afplurality of circumferentially.V spaced twisted portions interposed between twisted intermediateportions,L said twistedpor a twisted portion termediate portionsrof ingv from saidouter convolution ina direction] away from the. abutment sectionand longiinidi'-` nally ofthe handlel 1.3. A handgrip asin entially spaced twisted portions interposedbetween untwisted Vportions ofthe 'twine lengths,"

oneA of said twisted portions being flormedbythe;

intermediate portionsof the two lengthsjgand* constituting a part' of the outer convolutionof' i the anchoring section,- the inner c(,nVolui-,ion'0f` thejanchoring section including .a plurality/wot@ f'circumferentially' spaced twisted portions formed" Y by the terminals of the two lengths, saidglastf;

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It is' tozbernotedrthat the endsectionsilfareiv `tapered outwardly .as illustrated in Figurefl due Y VAvarious animations and changesiare Acon- 75 lother. A

mentionedk twisted portionsV being` disposed? tight abutting engagement with the outer'lco volution of VtheV adjacent abutment sectio`n.` l :l

4. A handgrip as in claim Lsaid end portions." Y

each being formed of a plurality'oflengths' of Vtwine including twoilengths forming the abut@ r t `two strands forming;l s

rthe complementary anchoring sectionfsaidjlne@ termediate portionand end portions ofthe henri-Q` ment section thereof and grip beingbondedtothe handle and tolone an-" 'Jointv A. Gaiarin References Cited inV the file of this patent UNITED-STATES'PA'IENTS 156.11972 Wallet@ gm-:f4 Febr l5.; ,19

two lengths of hard at the innert? Y claim 2, eachlof Saldern` choring sections being formed' of two lengthsof` Y twine wound inwardly of the handgrip infclosed` t convolutions including a plurality of circumfere r 

